Legal Counsel - Dallas, TX (Remote)

Overview

This role involves serving as an Attorney with the organization’s Staff Counsel team, defending lawsuits filed in Texas courts and handling other first-party insurance defense matters.

Responsibilities

• Research laws and prepare legal briefs, opinions, and memoranda
• Render opinions on liability, damages, and value as requested by the Claims Department
• Prepare and handle pleadings, motions, and discovery, including:
  • Depositions/examinations before trial
  • Examinations under oath
  • Defense by trial or dispositive hearing for assigned matters, as applicable

Requirements

• 7+ years of litigation experience in insurance/defense and/or personal injury REQUIRED
• Juris Doctor degree REQUIRED
• Admission to the Texas Bar REQUIRED
• Must be licensed in good standing to practice law in Texas and meet and maintain licensing requirements, including mandatory Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements where applicable
• Ability to travel as required, including but not limited to trials, hearings, depositions, management meetings, and conferences
• Ability to document files in a clear, concise, professional written manner understandable to customers, clients, co-workers, and other employees
• Ability to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, with strong organization, priority-setting, and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information

Preferred Qualifications

• Civil litigation experience
• Insurance defense-related litigation experience
• Ability to communicate professionally in person, via telephone, and in written correspondence

Location

Hybrid/REMOTE

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization provides equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities to enable equal employment opportunity and/or performance of essential job functions, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.